It’s great to practice thankfulness all year long but it’s definitely in overdrive during this season and we couldn’t be happier.

So to continue in the celebrations, Heather and I look back at the past year and reveal the 8 people & things we are most thankful for in 2019.

Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Suavs & the amazing guys over at Tortuga Backpacks!

• Camp Indie

Joining me today are  two people who have taken on many adventures in life, including driving a 1978 orange and brown Dodge Tioga RV across the country and, most recently, decided to embark on a one year trip around the world with their 12 year old daughter Kayla to expose her to all different types of cultures, religions, and ways of life, Kim and Scott Goyette from MeditationMutha.com and GoLoveNow.com.

Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

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• 04:10 Free Spirit Mode & Adventure Starting

• Meditation Mutha

Every year, for the past seven years, we’ve scoured the globe to find the most unique, most useful, and best gifts for travelers on the planet (tough life, I know).

And in those past seven years, our annual “best gifts for travelers” guide has become one of the most popular travel gift guides in the world!

So if you’re struggling with what to get the traveler in your life, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered again this year.

From less than $5 to over $1,000, and with gifts ranging from backpacks to books and from cashmere to coffee, there’s something here for everyone.

Here are the best gifts for travelers – so start shopping, and happy holidays!

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• Best Travel Backpacks & Gear

Joining me today is someone who solo bicycled from Canada all the way down to Patagonia, Argentina, Xavier Himma from FollowTheHumOfTheEarth.com and Hum of The Earth on YouTube. Get the full show notes here!

Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Tortuga Backpacks!

• 03:40 Why Do It, Why On A Bike & How Long

• Find Xavier on his website Follow To The Hum Of The Earth

Joining me today is someone whose freelance work has been featured in AFAR, Travel and Leisures and Rolling Stone, who has been to 51 countries on 6 continents and whose book “Good With Money:  A guide to prioritizing spending, maximizing savings and traveling more” shows how she has been able to travel nonstop for 10 years on an average income of $30,000, Anna Mazurek from TravelLikeAnna.com. 

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Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv's & Tortuga Backpacks!

• 05:33 Travel Is My Life

• Travel Like Anna

This is the last episode of our updated Philly Destination Diary (cue sad music) but we are ending it with the best of all...Activites! Yep, we are giving you the must-see sites for adults, kids and everyone in between in this gorgeous city of ours. We hope you have enjoyed the new format for this destination diary and that we have inspired you to come visit the city of brotherly love real soon.

• 03:50 West To East

• Philadelphia Art Museum & The Rocky Steps

• Franklin Institute

• Elfreth's Alley

• Fillmore in Northern Liberties

• South Philly Sports Complex

• Jetto App - Referral Code: EPOP

By now you are well-versed in the neighborhoods you need to stay in, the best places to eat and the best places to start your day (aka breakfast & coffee) but today is all about getting your drink on. Yes, we are diving into the best places in Philly to drink with a focus on beer and cocktails plus we even sorted most of them by neighborhoods to make it easier for you to find them. If you weren't wanting a cold beer before this episode you may by the end!

• 05:30 Let's Begin with Beer in Spring Garden Area

• Spring Garden Area

• Yards Brewing Company

• Second District Brewing Company

• Evil Genius Beer Company

• The Franklin Bar - Center City

• Blue Coat Distillery

• Jetto App - Referral Code: EPOP

We now know which neighborhoods to check out, a ton of places to eat but we are needing something to kick off our day in Philly and this episode fits the bill with the best breakfast/brunch & coffee places in town. Get noshing on some amazing bagels, donuts (with fried chicken), breakfast sandwiches, and french toast and get it all down with the best coffee in Philly. 

• 04:25 Let's Begin

• Middle Child

It's time to dive into one of the most delicious aspects of Philly and that is the best places to eat. We will break them down by food type (hello cheesesteaks) and by location so that you can eat your way through Philly easily. Loosen that belt, get comfy, and start planning your epic foodie trip!

• 03:30 Cheesesteaks

• Pat's King of Steaks

Best of the Best

• John's Roast Pork

Fishtown

• Suraya

Old City

• Zahav

Center City

• Kanella's Grill

South Philly

• Francoluigi's Italian Resturant

Reading Terminal Market 

• Bassett’s Ice Cream

Famous Local Institutions

• Philly Soft Pretzel Factory

Do you love Philadelphia or has it been on your to-go list for way too long? In this series, we will be breaking down everything that is Philly from neighborhoods to eating & drinking to things to do in 5 mini-episodes. You can binge them all in one sitting or listen to the first three today and the last 2 next Tuesday but either way you will be getting some serious jonesing for a trip to Philadephia (cue the Fresh Prince theme song). Yep, now you have that in your head!

Bonus points if you say the word "water" the Philly way! 

Today's episode has been sponsored by our friends at Sauv's & Tortuga Backpacks!

• 09:45 Getting To Philadelphia

• Philly Phlash